Sentences with phrase «percoco alleged bribery»

Should he accept the job, his first new scandal is the company's alleged bribery practices in other countries.

Presently, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is looking into the company's alleged bribery practices.

Significantly expand the scope of Canadian prosecutorial jurisdiction to cover activities of Canadians (including officers and directors) and Canadian corporations, even if all the activities related to the alleged bribery take place or the falsification of books and records occurs outside Canada, thereby displacing the previous requirement that there be a «real and substantial link» between the offence and Canada.

Officials in the government of left - wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras have described the alleged bribery scandal as the worst in modern Greek history.

Undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas compiled audio - visual recordings over a period of two years and documented shocking acts of alleged bribery of judges who trade justice for pecuniary and other material benefits.

Three members of parliament from the minority led by Mahama Ayariga have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Mike Oquaye over an alleged bribery allegation against the Appointments Committee.

The proposal comes weeks after eight people — including former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and ex-Cuomo aide Joe Percoco — were indicted on charges stemming from an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving upstate economic development projects.

Howe has already pleaded guilty to eight felonies, several of which pertain to the alleged bribery scheme that he testified this week he was a part of with Percoco and executives with two companies.

The lawyer, Daniel Gitner, represents a former energy company executive who is on trial with Percoco and two others in an alleged bribery scheme.

Howe has pleaded guilty to eight felonies, several involving the alleged bribery scheme involving Percoco and the three business executives.

Venditto, Mangano and Mangano's wife, Linda, are scheduled for a federal trial March 12 after pleading not guilty in an alleged bribery scheme.

Joe Percoco, once among the most powerful New York political figures, appeared in federal court today to face criminal charges stemming from a pair of alleged bribery schemes.

Asked about the middle - man in an alleged bribery scandal — Jona Rechnitz — who also made six - figure donations to the mayor's political efforts, Hizzoner said his campaign team had vetted him as much as possible.

Prior the alleged bribery, Mr. Ayariga, the Bawku Central MP, had narrated that Minority members on the committee had confronted the Chairman of the committee about their sitting allowance.

STRANEK finds it necessary to petition your high office to ensure that Hon. Boakye Agyarko steps aside as Minister for Energy pending resolution of the controversy on his alleged bribery attempt.

But Percoco's defense attorneys have argued that their client can't be guilty of the alleged bribery by COR or «the theft of honest services» from the public in part because he wasn't a state official at the time he took payments from COR, even if he acted like one.

Town - guaranteed loans, which would come to total more than $ 20 million over the years, are at the heart of prosecutors» alleged bribery case against Mangano and Venditto.

The seven counts all dealt with alleged bribery involving political donations to the New Jersey Democrat by Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen.

Syracuse, N.Y. — The attorney for two Cor Development executives charged in an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme said Friday the case is based on lies by Todd Howe, the government's main witness against them.

Lawyers for Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, have requested that their client be allowed to testify as a witness in the alleged bribery scandal that has hit Parliament's Appointments Committee.

Those corruption charges, contested by Pigeon, involved the alleged bribery of a former state judge, John A. Michalek.

Two co-defendants at the corruption trial of a former top aide to Gov. Cuomo gloated that their alleged bribery scheme helped them get one over on an «S.HEAD» state official,...

Mr. Ulrich further said he was shocked that his colleague, Republican Councilman Dan Halloran, was charged with participating in an alleged bribery scheme to land Democratic State Sen. Malcolm Smith in the Republican primary, but was not surprised Vince Tabone, the executive vice president of the Queens GOP, was arrested as well.

A former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, an energy company executive and two Syracuse - area development company executives are on trial in Manhattan over their roles in an alleged bribery scheme.

Venditto, Mangano and Mangano's wife, Linda, all have pleaded not guilty in an alleged bribery scheme in which the former elected officials are accused of illegally helping Singh get $ 20 million in indirect loan guarantees and government contracts in exchange for kickbacks and a $ 450,000 no - show job for Linda Mangano.

Howe signed the agreement after pleading guilty in 2016 to an alleged bribery scheme with Percoco, but his bail was revoked Thursday night after he reluctantly conceded on cross examination that a few weeks later he tried to scam Capital One out of $ 604 for a stay at the Waldorf Astoria.

Prosecutors allege that Percoco would use the word, which the government says stems from the TV show «The Sopranos,» in emails to refer to alleged bribery money.

NEW YORK CITY — The cooperating witness who was instrumental in the alleged bribery plot that took down state Sen. Malcolm Smith, a Queens councilman and city GOP bosses is a bankrupt, smooth - talking real estate investor who personally owes a staggering $ 126 million to Citigroup, DNAinfo.com New York has learned.

An undercover FBI agent posed as a corrupt real estate developer as part of the federal government's investigation into the alleged bribery scheme.

Aiello, Percoco and two others go on trial Jan. 22 for charges related to an alleged bribery scheme.

Prosecutors allege that Joseph Percoco would use the word «ziti» in e-mails to refer to alleged bribery money

Tarfa had brought the application in response to the alleged bribery and attempt to pervert the course of justice charge brought against him by EFCC.

He is accused of playing a role in an alleged bribery scheme to get State Sen. Malcolm Smith on the Republican mayoral ticket for this fall.

The endorsement comes as Democrats hope Brooks's race in the 8th Senate district is newly competitive after Venditto's father, Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto, along with Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, were charged in an alleged bribery plot.

The bottom line for some in the Assembly is that A) Silver has been in the speaker's chair for far too long and B) The alleged bribery and kickback scheme that ensnared Rapfogel, the husband of Silver aide Judy Rapfogel, entered a new phase when the scope of the scandal was revealed.

And on Friday, DiNapoli in a radio interview on WCNY suggested he would support more controls for the state's procurement process after nine people — including a former top aide to the governor — were arrested in connection to an alleged bribery and kickback scheme.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had a difficult four weeks after his former top aide and eight others were charged in an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme that went to the heart of his key economic development efforts in upstate New York.

But Cuomo's support for the conference also comes as he is facing a mounting of series of political headaches, including the arrest of his former top aide and others in an alleged bribery and bid - rigging scheme involving the governor's signature economic development efforts in upstate New York.

A former Chairman, House of Representatives Ad - hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Mr. Farouk Lawan, on Tuesday appeared before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Lugbe, as the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission reopened its case of alleged bribery.

Knowing how grave it is to bear false witness against a neighbor, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has vowed not to change his stance on the alleged bribery scandal that hit the Appointments Committee as he prepares to face a five - member committee approved by Parliament.

Stevenson was arrested on April 4 by federal law enforcement for his role in the alleged bribery scheme.

Earlier on, there were suggestions that the alleged bribery scandal should be referred to the Privileges Committee of the Legislative House, but the Speaker upheld the proposal for the proposed Committee to launch investigations into the issue, explaining that the allegations of corruption is beyond the reach of the privileges.

Prosecutors declined to comment on reports that the senator was Sampson and there were no charges brought Monday that were related the alleged bribery scheme.

It important to recall that, the Committee was caused to investigate the alleged bribery scandal that hit the august house during the vetting of Mr. Boakye Agyarko, now known as the Hon. Minister of Energy by no mean a person, but a member of the august house in the person of Hon. Mahama Ayariga.

Parrying question after question about Gov. Andrew Cuomo's possible knowledge of and involvement in the alleged bribery and bid rigging schemes unveiled by his office Thursday morning, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara declined to insinuate the second - term governor was part of any ongoing investigation — even as he leveled his regular critique of corruption in state government.

Federal authorities plan to unseal charges against a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as early as Thursday in connection with an alleged bribery and kickback scheme involving the governor's signature economic - development program, according to people familiar with the matter.

NEW YORK CITY — Sheldon Silver is out as speaker of the Assembly just days after his arrest on federal corruption charges in an alleged bribery and kickback scheme.

They were among six people reportedly charged, including Bronx GOP chair Jay Savino and Queens GOP vice-chair Vince Tabone, in an alleged bribery plot to secure Mr. Smith a slot to run in the Republican mayoral primary.

NEW YORK (CBSewYork)-- Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano appeared in court Wednesday for a pre-trial hearing in connection with an alleged bribery scheme.

Bharara is investigating many of Gov. Cuomo's associates concerning what he calls the «show - the - money culture in Albany,» and he indicted the governor's closest aide Joe Percoco for alleged bribery and bid - rigging.